Now that I'm starting to get into the groove of my new job, I'm going to try to get back into the garage at least a few times during the week vs just on the weekends. Even if it's just for a few minutes, the baby steps will add up. Tonight I worked on making the F-917 lower longerons. It's pretty simple, but of course that never equals quick. The longeron is made up of a 1x1 1/4" angle with one leg chopped off at the aft end.
The longeron lays on the lower engine mount bracket, which has a twist that the longeron has to match. It took quite a bit of back and forth between the vice and test fitting it, but I'm happy with the end result.
The bottom edge of the longeron sits proud of the skin edge by about 1/8", which threw me for a bit until I realized that the bottom skin that wraps around and slides in between the side skin and the longeron doesn't actually get riveted to the bottom side of the longeron. The longeron has a gap underneath to make room for the bolts that will attach it to the engine mount bracket.
